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| Climbers have been warned of a high risk of avalanches after three people were killed on a mountain near Glencoe in the Highlands. | Climbers have been warned of a high risk of avalanches after three people were killed on a mountain near Glencoe in the Highlands. |
| The three men, two from Northern Ireland and one from Scotland, died after being caught in a avalanche on Buchaille Etive Mor. | The three men, two from Northern Ireland and one from Scotland, died after being caught in a avalanche on Buchaille Etive Mor. |
| Helicopters were called to the scene at 1200 GMT on Saturday. | Helicopters were called to the scene at 1200 GMT on Saturday. |
| The Sport Scotland website rates the avalanche risk as high, a category four on a scale of one to five. | The Sport Scotland website rates the avalanche risk as high, a category four on a scale of one to five. |
| Northern Constabulary is also advising climbers that the risk will remain high for the next couple of days. | Northern Constabulary is also advising climbers that the risk will remain high for the next couple of days. |
| The edge of the slope broke away and we were taken down an avalanche, some of us rode out the top of it and others got buried Tom RichardsonMountain walker | |
| Nine people, in at least two separate parties, were caught up in Saturday's avalanche. | Nine people, in at least two separate parties, were caught up in Saturday's avalanche. |
| Two people were taken off the mountain by an RAF rescue helicopter which flew them to Belford Hospital in Fort William. One man was pronounced dead on arrival and the second died later. | Two people were taken off the mountain by an RAF rescue helicopter which flew them to Belford Hospital in Fort William. One man was pronounced dead on arrival and the second died later. |
| A third body was found later in the snow. | A third body was found later in the snow. |
| Walker Tom Richardson survived the avalanche and called the rescue teams. | Walker Tom Richardson survived the avalanche and called the rescue teams. |
| He said: "As I got to the top of the pass the edge of the slope - it wasn't corniced - broke away and we were taken down an avalanche, some of us rode out the top of it and others got buried." | He said: "As I got to the top of the pass the edge of the slope - it wasn't corniced - broke away and we were taken down an avalanche, some of us rode out the top of it and others got buried." |
| AVALANCHE FACTS Nine climbers involvedTwo separate climbing partiesFive uninjuredOne suffers shoulder injuryThree die Glencoe Mountain Rescue leader, John Grieve, said: "The first two had been dug out by the party themselves, they did very well, they located one of the buried friends and... started resuscitation. | AVALANCHE FACTS Nine climbers involvedTwo separate climbing partiesFive uninjuredOne suffers shoulder injuryThree die Glencoe Mountain Rescue leader, John Grieve, said: "The first two had been dug out by the party themselves, they did very well, they located one of the buried friends and... started resuscitation. |
| "Then using their ice axes as probes they quickly located the second member of the party and dug him out as well." | "Then using their ice axes as probes they quickly located the second member of the party and dug him out as well." |
| An RAF helicopter took the men to hospital while a second Royal Navy helicopter dropped off rescuers who made their way on foot to locate the third man. | An RAF helicopter took the men to hospital while a second Royal Navy helicopter dropped off rescuers who made their way on foot to locate the third man. |
| Mr Grieve said it took 20 minutes of probing the snow to find him. | Mr Grieve said it took 20 minutes of probing the snow to find him. |
| Another person is being treated for a shoulder injury while five others were rescued from the mountain. | Another person is being treated for a shoulder injury while five others were rescued from the mountain. |
| The RAF helicopter was from RAF Lossiemouth and the Royal Navy aircraft from HMS Gannet. | The RAF helicopter was from RAF Lossiemouth and the Royal Navy aircraft from HMS Gannet. |
| Mountaineer Dr Jeremy Windsor, who knows the area well, said: "The weather changes very quickly, you can have very warm conditions followed by storms and wintery conditions within a few hours. | Mountaineer Dr Jeremy Windsor, who knows the area well, said: "The weather changes very quickly, you can have very warm conditions followed by storms and wintery conditions within a few hours. |
| "Unfortunately avalanches can be killers very quickly and we know that just a few minutes of burial can lead to a high level of deaths." | "Unfortunately avalanches can be killers very quickly and we know that just a few minutes of burial can lead to a high level of deaths." |